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Chester is a comfortable, little-used teddy-bear of a name that suddenly sounds both quirky and cuddly.

Chester was a Top 100 name from the 1880s to 1929, gradually fading till it finally dropped off the list completely in 1995. It's been seen on old TV shows like Gunsmoke and The Life of Riley, then reappeared later on The Nanny and The Wire. Chester AlanArthur made it presidential, it was a World War II hero via Admiral Chester Nimitz, the comic world associates it with Chester Gould, creator of DickTracy, and it has modern musical ties to Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park.

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Famous People Named Chester

Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States
Chester Greenwood, American inventor of earmuffs
Chester Bennington, lead singer of American alt-rock band Linkin Park
Chester Hanks, son of actors Tom Hanks and RitaWilson
Chester See, youtuber
Chester Thompson, Genesis tour drummer

Famous People Named Chester

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Pop Culture References for the Name Chester

Chester Mcbadbat, "Fairly Oddparents" character
Chester Meredith, character in the P. G. Wodehouse short story "Chester Forgets Himself" (from "The Heart of a Goof," 1926)
Chester the cat, character in the "Bunnicula" book series by JamesHowe
An "Uncle Chester" is a man who molests kids
"Chester," a song by DanaDane
Chester the Cheetah is the mascot for Cheetos Chips
Chester Langston, character from TV series "American Gothic"
Chester, character from "American Horror Story: Freak Show," played by NeilPatrickHarris

Pop Culture References for the Name Chester

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